Setting Up the Leaderboard

The Servycore leaderboard tracks detailed player statistics for your Rust server, including kills, deaths, playtime, and more. It also features interactive heatmaps showing player activity across the map.

The leaderboard requires a subscription plan with Leaderboard support and only works with Rust servers.

Prerequisites

A Rust game server connected to Servycore
A subscription plan that includes the Leaderboard feature
The Servycore leaderboard plugin installed on your server

Plugin Installation

Step 1: Install the Plugin

Install the Servycore leaderboard plugin on your Rust server.

Step 2: Authenticate

Run the setup command in your Rust server console:

servycore.leaderboard auth TOKEN::PROJECT_ID::SERVER_UUID

You can find this command in Panel > Your Project > Leaderboard > Setup.

Leaderboard Settings

Player Statistics

The leaderboard tracks the following stats per player per wipe:

Stat	Description
Kills	Total player kills
Deaths	Total deaths
K/D Ratio	Kill-to-death ratio
Damage	Total damage dealt
Playtime	Time spent on the server
Resources Gathered	Total resources harvested
Headshots	Total headshot kills

Players can be sorted by any stat column. The default sorting is by kills (highest first). You can search for specific players by their Steam name or Steam ID.

Wipe Tracking

Each server wipe creates a new leaderboard period. Wipe data includes:

Field	Description
Map Size	The size of the current map
Map Seed	The map generation seed
Map Image	Visual representation of the map
RustMaps URL	Link to the map on RustMaps

Event Tracking

The plugin tracks 38 different event types across multiple categories:

Combat Events

Kill, death, wounded, revive

PvE Events

NPC kill, animal kill

Loot Events

Crate opened, barrel destroyed, hackable crate, supply drop, player loot

Raid Events

Rocket fired, explosive used, structure destroyed, door destroyed

Building Events

Structure placed, tool cupboard placed, tool cupboard destroyed

Vehicle Events

Vehicle spawned, helicopter kill, Bradley kill

Monument Events

Monument entered, cargo ship entered

Global Server Events

Helicopter spawned/destroyed, Bradley spawned/destroyed, cargo ship spawned/left, Chinook spawned, airdrop spawned, small/large oil rig event, excavator activated

Session Events

Respawn, connect, disconnect

Interactive Heatmaps

The leaderboard includes interactive heatmaps showing player activity on the map.

Heatmap Layers

Layer	Description
Kills	Where kills happen on the map
Deaths	Where deaths happen on the map
Positions	Player movement trails
Events	Where specific events occur
Live Players	Real-time player positions

Filters

By Weapon - Filter kills/deaths by weapon used
By Player - Filter to a specific player (admin only for other players)

Privacy

Admins can see all player positions
Regular players can only see their own position data

Live Player Data

When players are online, the leaderboard shows real-time data including:

Steam name and ID
Position on the map (X, Z coordinates and grid)
Status: alive, sleeping, or wounded
Current health

Notes

The leaderboard plugin is separate from the regular Servycore plugin
Stats reset with each wipe
Previous wipe data is preserved and accessible
The leaderboard page is publicly accessible on your project's portfolio